May 2006
One of the things I love about the Psalms is that David and the other writers speak freely; when troubled, they say so. Discouraged? They state what’s bothering them, and sometimes they even sound like they are complaining. Psalm 3 is a good example; David writes,…
In “No One Likes Me!” Laura Bagby writes:
Here is what I am learning. These words that we hear in our heads have to be weighed by God’s Word. We are not obligated to accept every thought as truth. We must distinguish between the garbage and the gems.
As it says in 2 Corinthians 10:5, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (NIV).
We don’t just blindly accept whatever fleeting notion enters our heads. We actively wage war by binding and gagging incorrect thoughts. We give those ideas no room to move around in our brains. We give them no authority to effect our subsequent emotions and actions.
This from a blog by a faithful believer looking to God for healing:
Today we finally went to the oncologist for Darrell’s first appointment. The doctor said based on the pathology report and the PET Scans, he finds NO CANCER in Darrell’s body! Isn’t God faithful?
In another post, he lists the Scriptures he has been praying–very encouraging!
I was rather embarrassed the other day when I realized that it had been quite some time since I had simply read the Bible instead of a book about the Bible. So, I’m going to read the Psalms for a while.
Psalm 1 has a wonderful promise for the righteous man or woman:
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers. (v. 3)…
My classes ended on April 26, and since then I’ve been in a whirlwind of grading with essays, final exams, and projects to deal with. I turned in my grades on Monday, and now my schedule will get back to a more normal pace.
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